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so john boehner has wiggle room. he can look like he's the tough guy to the tea party folks who have to vote him back in as speaker. tom cole is really laying out the policy. if they wanted to shut him up, he would have been shut up. and so, where does this leave them? they're not going to play the card on the debt ceiling because that was a disaster for them. they're going to say, you know what, we tried to say the democrats were not serious about spending cuts, but they have no option. they lost the election. you know, republican voters were lied to about the state of the polls. they were lied to about the state of america. and if they want to believe that this is the only path that only spending cuts will get them to deficit reduction, they can carry on believing that or get to a place where they're going to get re-elected. >> richard, i think the president is offering a great deal to the republicans. here's why. these guys can go home 98% and say, you know what, 98% of you, i got the tax cuts. i didn't raise your
so john boehner has wiggle room. he can look like he's the tough guy to the tea party folks who have to vote him back in as speaker. tom cole is really laying out the policy. if they wanted to shut him up, he would have been shut up. and so, where does this leave them? they're not going to play the card on the debt ceiling because that was a disaster for them. they're going to say, you know what, we tried to say the democrats were not serious about spending cuts, but they have no option. they...
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john boehner isn't having a lot of fun this holiday season. president obama continues his pressure campaign to pass the tax cuts. the president is also taking time to be fesive. john boehner doesn't sound so merry. >> no progress report because there's no progress to report. when it comes to the fis e call cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. >> the phone call was pleasant, but was just more of the same. the conversations that the staff had yesterday, just more of the same. it's time for the president if he's serious to come back to us with a counteroffer. >> even though the president apparently designed the negotiating sessions at boehner's request. according to "the new york times," boehner insisted the talks include only himself and the president of the united states. boehner wanted senate democrats and nancy pelosi out of the discussions. democratic senator dick durbin told the times this is now the speaker and the president working this through. democratic leaders say they are
john boehner isn't having a lot of fun this holiday season. president obama continues his pressure campaign to pass the tax cuts. the president is also taking time to be fesive. john boehner doesn't sound so merry. >> no progress report because there's no progress to report. when it comes to the fis e call cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. >> the phone call was pleasant, but was just more of the same. the...
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john boehner is hanging on to their ideological hats. the latest attempt to change the conversation is a plan the american people rejected a month ago. the republican counteroffer to the white house plan relies on $800 billion. the plan does not raise any tax rates on the top income earners. it also contains $600 billion in health care cuts. who has been for that? nobody. there are $300 billion in cuts in mandatory government programs and another $300 billion in cuts to agency budgets and discretionary spending. the speaker's office sent a letter outlining the plan saying new revenue would be generated through pro-growth tax reform that closes special interest loopholes and deductions while lowering rates. oh boy. it's the mitt romney plan again. the offer letter actually described the proposal as the bowles plan. republicans say the plan is based on the outline for the debt commission co-chair. the approach outlined in the letter speaker boehner sent to the president does not represent the simpson-bowles plan nor is it the bowles plan.
john boehner is hanging on to their ideological hats. the latest attempt to change the conversation is a plan the american people rejected a month ago. the republican counteroffer to the white house plan relies on $800 billion. the plan does not raise any tax rates on the top income earners. it also contains $600 billion in health care cuts. who has been for that? nobody. there are $300 billion in cuts in mandatory government programs and another $300 billion in cuts to agency budgets and...
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only 19% trust john boehner. and in the wake of tonight's developments i would imagine those numbers would get a little worse for the speaker of the house. joining me tonight, former governor howard dean of vermont and cnbc political analyst. mr. dean, good to have you with us, governor. >> thanks, ed. >> give us in short order your commentary without question, what do you think has happened here this evening? >> well, the inside baseball of this is really a problem for the speaker. you can't -- this is something you can't do. you can't have your budget overridden, as governors know, and you can't have a major initiative like this go down when you think you have the votes and you don't. it would not entirely surprise me to see eric cantor or kevin mccarthy, who've been waiting in the wings, kind of gently stack the speaker in the back for a couple years, to make their move after the new session starts. the fiscal cliff, as you know, i believe the country would be better off if we went over the fiscal cliff. we wo
only 19% trust john boehner. and in the wake of tonight's developments i would imagine those numbers would get a little worse for the speaker of the house. joining me tonight, former governor howard dean of vermont and cnbc political analyst. mr. dean, good to have you with us, governor. >> thanks, ed. >> give us in short order your commentary without question, what do you think has happened here this evening? >> well, the inside baseball of this is really a problem for the...
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john boehner tees up another debt ceiling show down. >> i will insist on my simple performance. >> plus, another establishment candidate falls victim to the tea party. howard fineman on the rough road ahead for the republican leaders >>> and republicans across the country are waging a war on public education. connecticut governor dan malloy will tell us how his state put an end to it. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. vice president joe biden went to the bread basket of this election today. youngstown, ohio. he delivered a wake-up call to democrats and middle class voters. the vice president took mitt romney to task for romney's latest attacks on president obama's record. >> i have great respect for governor romney. he's a patriot, he's a generous man, he gives to his church. he has a beautiful family. but he doesn't get it. he doesn't get what's at the core of all this. it's about people's dignity. >> this goes right to the heart of this campaign, don't you think? workers play a role in business, the middle class plays a big role in this economy, if we're go
john boehner tees up another debt ceiling show down. >> i will insist on my simple performance. >> plus, another establishment candidate falls victim to the tea party. howard fineman on the rough road ahead for the republican leaders >>> and republicans across the country are waging a war on public education. connecticut governor dan malloy will tell us how his state put an end to it. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. vice president joe biden...
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. >> we will set john boehner straight. >> we can't go back to a policy that has america go it alone. >> vice president joe biden is lighting him up on the stump, and scott walkers december picture ration is reaching a new level. >> small business doesn't want uncertainty and we saw it back then. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks, thanks for watching. leave it to the church to find the underbelly of the republican party. paul ryan tried top defend his budget. one day after 90 faculty members wrote a letter of protest. i also brought a copy of my budget with me, so that we can have a fact based conversation on the facts as they are, not as some have reinterpreted it. >> ryan says he wanted a fact-based conversation. he should know that 60% of cuts come from programs like food stamps, medicaid, pell grants and job training. ryan has run right into a conflict with the catholic church. leaders understand how draconian these cuts are. keep in mind this budget was passed in union -- this is what they want. protesters were outside toot, they said the dignity of the he was sharply cr
. >> we will set john boehner straight. >> we can't go back to a policy that has america go it alone. >> vice president joe biden is lighting him up on the stump, and scott walkers december picture ration is reaching a new level. >> small business doesn't want uncertainty and we saw it back then. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks, thanks for watching. leave it to the church to find the underbelly of the republican party. paul ryan tried top defend his...
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john boehner is forcing his members to vote on his plan b tomorrow. it turns out his plan b ends up raising taxes on the middle class if you get to the devil in the details. congressman israel reacts to the details. stay with us. >>> coming up, john boehner rejects another fiscal cliff plan from president obama, but can the sell -- can he sell his own caucus on plan b? >>> and we've got karen finney and sam stein coming up talking about that. >>> and later, "time" magazine names president obama as person of the year for a second time. i'll discuss the magazine's choice with presidential historian doug brinkley. >>> and don't forget, you can listen to my radio show on sirius xm radio monday flew friday from noon to 3:00 p.m. share your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter using the hash tag ed show. we're coming right back. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios and his new b
john boehner is forcing his members to vote on his plan b tomorrow. it turns out his plan b ends up raising taxes on the middle class if you get to the devil in the details. congressman israel reacts to the details. stay with us. >>> coming up, john boehner rejects another fiscal cliff plan from president obama, but can the sell -- can he sell his own caucus on plan b? >>> and we've got karen finney and sam stein coming up talking about that. >>> and later,...
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john boehner is forcing his members to vote on his plan b tomorrow. it turns out his plan b ends up raising taxes on the middle class if you get to the devil in the detail. congressman reacts to the details. stay with us. [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a balanced digestive system. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. recommended probiotic. customer erin swenson bought so, i'm happy. today. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. >>> coming up, john boehner rejects another fiscal cliff plan from president obama, but can the sell -- can he sell his own caucus on pl
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john boehner is fighting to keep it that way. we'll tell you what that's about. >>> fast food workers stage the largest strike in their history. we'll show you what they hope to accomplish here in the big apple. >>> and later the white house releases the first beau obama christmas video. it's much better than the old barney camp videos and we have the tape to prove us. share your thoughts on facebook and twitter. we're coming right back. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." thanks for watching tonight. republicans want democrats to do their dirty work when it comes to medicare. we know president obama offered $400 billion in cuts to medicare and other entitlement programs over the next ten years. here's andrea mitchell trying to get an answer from jason shabbets on where he has a problem with it. >> is your problem that it's not specified? or do you have to produce a laundry list before he comes up with his? >> that's what's unfortunate. speaker boehner is on the right track. i think he's shown a willingness to talk about things th
john boehner is fighting to keep it that way. we'll tell you what that's about. >>> fast food workers stage the largest strike in their history. we'll show you what they hope to accomplish here in the big apple. >>> and later the white house releases the first beau obama christmas video. it's much better than the old barney camp videos and we have the tape to prove us. share your thoughts on facebook and twitter. we're coming right back. >>> welcome back to "the...
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president obama rejected the latest proposal from john boehner. the president and the democrats are focused on revenue and they are determined to make sure that the top tax rates go up. >> unfortunately, the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. he talks, for example, about $800 billion worth of revenues, but he says he's going to do that by lowering rates. when you look at the math, it doesn't work. >> harry reid wasted no time explaining why the boehner proposal is not serious. >> math. you can't get from here to there unless you raise the rates. that's why romney couldn't explain it during the presidential election. no one can explain it because you can't do it. >> jay carney says the speaker's plans raises more questions than answers. >> we don't know who pays. we don't know what we're talking about in terms of actual legislation to increase revenues. it's magic beans and ferry dust. >> john boehner's heavy-handed approach to leadership, boehner and the republican steering committee kicked four republican congressmen out of the
president obama rejected the latest proposal from john boehner. the president and the democrats are focused on revenue and they are determined to make sure that the top tax rates go up. >> unfortunately, the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. he talks, for example, about $800 billion worth of revenues, but he says he's going to do that by lowering rates. when you look at the math, it doesn't work. >> harry reid wasted no time explaining why the boehner proposal is...
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john boehner is forcing his members to vote on his plan b tomorrow. it turns out his plan b ends up raising taxes on the middle class if you get to the devil in the details. congressman israel reacts to the details. stay with us. >>> coming up, john boehner rejects another fiscal cliff >>> welcome back to "the ed show." everybody wants a deal. are we going to get it? folks, i tell you, today we may be farther from a deal on the fiscal cliff than ever before. and the reason i think is pretty simple. president obama has put a deal on the table the republicans should be taking, but they refuse. today president obama expressed his outright dismay. >> the republicans in the house and i think speaker boehner were in a position to say we've gotten a fair deal. the fact that they haven't taken it yet is puzzling. >> president obama's deal would have offered republicans a change in the way social security is calculated, a big deal for the righties. when speaker boehner walks away from the president's offer to chained cpi, that is a pretty big signal that this
john boehner is forcing his members to vote on his plan b tomorrow. it turns out his plan b ends up raising taxes on the middle class if you get to the devil in the details. congressman israel reacts to the details. stay with us. >>> coming up, john boehner rejects another fiscal cliff >>> welcome back to "the ed show." everybody wants a deal. are we going to get it? folks, i tell you, today we may be farther from a deal on the fiscal cliff than ever before. and the...
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they can do what john boehner is doing and say it's terrible. no matter what you're hearing and no matter what you're seeing, it's all bad. you can fool some of the people all of the time and some of the people are not ever going to vote for this president. it will work for them. >> you got 450 right wing talkers that are hammering this stuff every day. you have the folks across the street giving boehner the platform. it seems like he's going to the karl rove school and play book, attack where you're weak. these are facts but maybe we can get that head shaking crowd that we saw in front of ted nugent believing something different. >> it's true 70% of the country think we're in recession. we in media have some blame for that. people use the language of recession long after it ended. that's just wrong. it was sloppy talk from a lot of people in the media and in the public debate there. you're also flattering. this is not karl rove sophistication. this is much simpler. they are not talking about what they have done the you heard dict chenecheney. t
they can do what john boehner is doing and say it's terrible. no matter what you're hearing and no matter what you're seeing, it's all bad. you can fool some of the people all of the time and some of the people are not ever going to vote for this president. it will work for them. >> you got 450 right wing talkers that are hammering this stuff every day. you have the folks across the street giving boehner the platform. it seems like he's going to the karl rove school and play book, attack...
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they are really making more concession than john boehner. eric cantor says republicans are not going to adjourn this year until a deal is reached. is that a sign of early capitulation? he knows republicans can't go home to their districts with absolutely nothing to show for it. that's not what the american people voted for. john boehner says he's willing to stick around town to get a deal done? >> i'll be here and i'll be available at any moment to sit down with the president, to get serious about solving this problem. >> but president obama says john boehner's presence is not the solution, it's the problem. >> the holdup right now is that speaker boehner took a position, you think the day after the campaign, that said, we're willing to bring in revenue, but we're not willing to increase rates. and i've just explained to you why we don't think that works. >> senate majority leader harry reid has also called republicans out for sabotaging the democratic process. now, putting this all into context, he tweeted out today, harry reid did, "i shar
they are really making more concession than john boehner. eric cantor says republicans are not going to adjourn this year until a deal is reached. is that a sign of early capitulation? he knows republicans can't go home to their districts with absolutely nothing to show for it. that's not what the american people voted for. john boehner says he's willing to stick around town to get a deal done? >> i'll be here and i'll be available at any moment to sit down with the president, to get...
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maybe the democrats ought to tell john boehner, you know what? 39.6% looks pretty good right now, because after the first of the year we're going for 42%. make boehner come to the table, and make him come squealing to the table saying you can't go to 42%. oh, yes we can, because there is enough progressives in the house that would band together and say you know what? we need to go beyond, because we've got some real fiscal problems in this country. and we can go to the wealthiest americans and get a hell of a lot more than the old rates under bill clinton. why not go to 42%? why not go to 45% for people who make over $10 million a year? i mean, do we really want to solve this? do we really want sacrifice? or do we just want to take our toe and put it in the lake and see if it's still cold out? come on, folks. these lawmakers in washington need some pressure put on them. we need to go higher than 39.6%. we need to go to at least 42% for the wealthiest americans making over a million dollars a year and tell bain their is the way it's going to be, o
maybe the democrats ought to tell john boehner, you know what? 39.6% looks pretty good right now, because after the first of the year we're going for 42%. make boehner come to the table, and make him come squealing to the table saying you can't go to 42%. oh, yes we can, because there is enough progressives in the house that would band together and say you know what? we need to go beyond, because we've got some real fiscal problems in this country. and we can go to the wealthiest americans and...
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house speaker, john boehner, he doesn't know how to handle this. he was forced to respond and wasn't quite sure what to say. >> i told tom earlier in our conference meeting that i disagreed with him. he is a wonderful friend of mine and a great supporter of mine. raising taxes on the so-called top 2%, half of those taxpayers are small business owners. >> actually, congressman cole agrees with the same thing. he doesn't want to raise on the top 2%. bain boehner is spinning his wheels. president obama could be pushing these guys all the way until the break. he reminded the country of the steaks stakes today. there was a sense of urgency in the president's message >>> if we get this part of it right, a lot of the other issues surrounding deficit reduction are going to be a whole lot easier. if we get this wrong, the economy is going to go south. we don't have a lot of time here. we have a few weeks to get this thing done. we could get it done tomorrow. optimistically, i don't think we are going to get it done tomorrow. >> the white house is using all
house speaker, john boehner, he doesn't know how to handle this. he was forced to respond and wasn't quite sure what to say. >> i told tom earlier in our conference meeting that i disagreed with him. he is a wonderful friend of mine and a great supporter of mine. raising taxes on the so-called top 2%, half of those taxpayers are small business owners. >> actually, congressman cole agrees with the same thing. he doesn't want to raise on the top 2%. bain boehner is spinning his...
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now, in a continuing effort to distract from the issue at hand, speaker of the house john boehner is hitting the president on his travel schedule. how week. boehner says president obama's trips to discuss keeping student loan rates low, something that would benefit millions of americans are beneath the presidency? boehner wants the obama campaign to reimburse the treasury. >> frankly, i think this is beneath the dignity of the white house. for the president to make a campaign issue out of this and then to travel to three battleground states and go to three large college campuses on taxpayer's money to try to make this a political issue is pa ethic. >> president obama is out there talking about a serious economic issue with young people in this country. those trips were official business and the gop is trying to play games here. the "associated press" reports the democrats have already reimbursed $1.5 million for president obama's political travel. that's more than $1.3 million the republican party paid for the entire 2004 bush re-election campaign. how about that speaker? any comment
now, in a continuing effort to distract from the issue at hand, speaker of the house john boehner is hitting the president on his travel schedule. how week. boehner says president obama's trips to discuss keeping student loan rates low, something that would benefit millions of americans are beneath the presidency? boehner wants the obama campaign to reimburse the treasury. >> frankly, i think this is beneath the dignity of the white house. for the president to make a campaign issue out of...
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with respect to john boehner. he had to go back to his caucus say, listen, this is a tragedy for us if we continue. >> your prediction is she won't get the 218? >> i'm not going to go on a limb yet. >> wouldn't it be something if she did? wouldn't that be a repudiation of boehner and mcconnell? >> yeah, of course. it would resolve a huge chunk of this issue right away. keep in mind, the senate is sitting there and they have passed a tax cut extension program that the obama administration wants and it would essentially lay the groundwork for getting a quick fix to this fiscal cliff. they could then move on to the spending cuts portion. >> sam stein, "huffington post," good to have you with us. >> go giants. >> stop that. >> had to do that. >> giants are okay. i like the packers better. remember to answer tonight's question question at the bottom of the screen. share your thoughts on twitter @edshow and on facebook. we always want to know what you think. >>> coming up, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says dem
with respect to john boehner. he had to go back to his caucus say, listen, this is a tragedy for us if we continue. >> your prediction is she won't get the 218? >> i'm not going to go on a limb yet. >> wouldn't it be something if she did? wouldn't that be a repudiation of boehner and mcconnell? >> yeah, of course. it would resolve a huge chunk of this issue right away. keep in mind, the senate is sitting there and they have passed a tax cut extension program that the...
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tonight, john boehner meets the president at the white house. congressman barney frank is here with reaction. >>> republican bullies in the senate get their way. >> i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged. >> jonathan alter and michael steele on the ugly politics that took down susan rice. >>> the economic policy institute destroys governor rick schneider's best right to work talk point. >> all you have to do is look to indiana. >> they've gotten thousands of jobs coming to indiana. >> indiana's had a strong experience. they did similar legislation. >> tonight, michigan's favorite son, michael moore, on schneider's portrayal and the way forward for workers in the heartland. >>> the 12-12-12 concert raised a ton of money for sandy relief. but house republicans are holding up federal dollars. i'll tell you why. >>> and a meteorologist is fired for responding to racist facebook taunts. tonight, rhonda lee tells her story on "the ed show." >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. time is running o
tonight, john boehner meets the president at the white house. congressman barney frank is here with reaction. >>> republican bullies in the senate get their way. >> i didn't want to see a confirmation process that was very prolonged. >> jonathan alter and michael steele on the ugly politics that took down susan rice. >>> the economic policy institute destroys governor rick schneider's best right to work talk point. >> all you have to do is look to indiana....
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the confetti was still on the floor after the celebration in chicago, and house speaker john boehner was already hinting at another major fight in congress over taxes and spending. >> in order to garner republican support for new revenues, the president must be willing to reduce spending and shore up entitlement programs that are the primary drivers. mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led, not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. >> president obama will make a statement tomorrow in the east room. the automatic spending cuts and tax hikes kicked in january 1st if washington can't reach a deal. a lot of people fear it's going to be a repeat of what happened in 2011 when the republicans 4e8d the debt ceiling hostage to get what they wanted. but thing, i guess, you could say are a bit different. we are two days removed from a landslide victory, as well as a new 55-45 democratic senate majority. the president is also the winner of the popular vote. did you hear that, republicans? winner of the popular vote with the majority of the country supporting him. the o
the confetti was still on the floor after the celebration in chicago, and house speaker john boehner was already hinting at another major fight in congress over taxes and spending. >> in order to garner republican support for new revenues, the president must be willing to reduce spending and shore up entitlement programs that are the primary drivers. mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led, not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. >> president obama will...
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. >> john boehner is crying up a storm calling the student loan fight bogus. >> i pick this big political fight where there is no fight is just silly. >> tonight, we prove the speaker wrong. >> give me break. >>> the obama campaign is hammering mitt romney on national security. >> look, he knew what would happen. supposed the navy seals had gone in there and i want hasn't been bin laden. >> you're not going to believe ç mitt's response. >>> scott walker is running scared. he's mailing lies across america. now he's calling in the heavy artillery. >> you know, something may go down tonight, but it ain't going to be jobs sweetheart. >>> tomorrow is the white house correspondence dinner. tonight, we're looking back at some of its greatest hits. >> paul ryan couldn't be here tonight. his budget has no room for laughter. >>> good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. republicans are stuck between a rock and a hard place in the fight over student loans. the gop wanted interest rates on some student loans no double in june. well, today, they voted oen a bill in the house to keep the
. >> john boehner is crying up a storm calling the student loan fight bogus. >> i pick this big political fight where there is no fight is just silly. >> tonight, we prove the speaker wrong. >> give me break. >>> the obama campaign is hammering mitt romney on national security. >> look, he knew what would happen. supposed the navy seals had gone in there and i want hasn't been bin laden. >> you're not going to believe ç mitt's response. >>>...